The Conservation Fund announced this week that it will donate the 140-acre Green Homestead in Benton County, Arkansas, to Pea Ridge National Military Park.
Planning commissions do important work, but it s not often they draw editorial comment. But when a subdivision is proposed next to a Civil War battlefield and national park, a little extra scrutiny is in order.
Two subdivisions east of Pea Ridge were approved by the Benton County Planning Board on Wednesday. One of them is adjacent to the Pea Ridge National Military Park, and a contingency was added requesting that the developer communicate with officials from the park concerning any historical artifacts found.